Articles tagged ‘Payless ShoeSource’

Payless leader talks about marketing, management, and great shoes

By Chrystal Houston • April 7th, 2008 • Category: Centers, Executive Speakers

Matt Rubel, president and CEO of Payless ShoeSource, spoke to students during a recent visit to the Texas A&M campus about his mission to “democratize fashion” through reasonably priced footwear. He was the guest of Mays Business School’s Center for Retailing Studies, which recognized Rubel with the 2008 M.B. Zale Visionary Merchant Award for his efforts to reinvent the Payless brand.


Payless CEO honored with A&M retailing award

By Chrystal Houston • March 25th, 2008 • Category: Centers

The Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School has announced that Payless ShoeSource CEO and President Matt Rubel will receive the 2008 M.B. Zale Visionary Merchant Award. The award, which recognizes vision and outstanding achievements in retailing, will be presented on April 2 and is part of the center’s 25th anniversary celebration.